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Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study Final Report Prepared by InterVISTAS Consulting April 2017 on behalf of daa Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study ii Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Defining Economic Impact 5 1.1 Categories of Economic Impact 6 2. Methodology for the Economic Impact Study 9 2.1 Updating the Previous Economic Impact Study 10 3. Overview of Dublin Airport 12 3.1 Air Passenger Movements 13 3.2 Overview of Dublin Airport’s Air Services 15 3.3 Measuring Airport Connectivity 18 4. Current Economic Contribution of Dublin Airport 25 4.1 Direct, Indirect and Induced Impacts 26 4.2 Catalytic Impacts 27 4.3 Total Impacts 29 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 32 Appendix A: 34 Further Information on the Input-Output Tables and the Economic Multipliers Appendix B: 37 Overview of Catalytic Impacts 1 Dublin Airport Economic impact Study Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study Executive Summary The current economic impact of Dublin daa had previously commissioned a study of the Airport: combining the direct, indirect, economic impact of Dublin Airport based on 2013 traffic and employment levels. These economic impact induced and catalytic impacts, Dublin Airport estimates have been updated to reflect 2016 traffic and currently generates or facilitates 117,300 activity levels, and are summarised in Figure ES-1. jobs and generates €8.3 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA).1 Direct employment supported by ongoing operations at Dublin Airport (e.g., daa, airlines, air traffic control, ground handlers, airport security, immigration, customs, airport As a small, open economy, Ireland is crucially dependent retail, etc.) amounts to 19,200 jobs. Adjusting for part-time on its air links to facilitate its economy. As a result, and seasonal employment, this totals 17,100 Full-Time Dublin Airport makes a substantial contribution to the Equivalent jobs (FTEs). The total direct GVA generated by national economy. The economic impact of Dublin Airport Dublin Airport is estimated to be over €1.5 billion. comprises of the following: Adding in multiplier impacts (indirect and induced), the > Direct Economic Impact. The employment, total employment supported by activities at Dublin income and economic output associated with Airport is estimated to be 45,600 jobs (or 40,500 FTEs), the operation and management of activities at earning a total of €1.7 billion. the airport, including firms on-site at the airport and airport-related businesses located elsewhere The air services at Dublin Airport allow a large number near the airport. of tourists to visit Ireland, facilitate the transportation of high-value exports around the world and enable > Indirect Economic Impact. The employment, income employees of Irish and multinational businesses to travel and economic output generated by down-stream to clients, regional offices and global headquarters. Many industries that supply and support the activities at of the businesses with regional headquarters in Ireland the airport, such as booking flights, etc. would not be located here without the connectivity that Dublin Airport provides. These catalytic impacts of Dublin > Induced Economic Impact. This captures the Airport were estimated to total 71,700 jobs (63,300 economic activity generated by the employees of FTEs) and €5.0 billion in GVA in 2016. firms directly or indirectly connected to the airport spending their income in the national economy. The total economic impact of Dublin Airport includes the activity directly related to the airport, the multiplier > Catalytic Impacts. These capture the way in which impacts that flow from it, and the other sectors of the the airport facilitates the business of other sectors of economy facilitated by the airport. In total, this amounts the economy. As such, air transportation facilitates to 117,300 jobs in Ireland, equivalent to 103,800 full-time employment and economic development in the jobs, earning a total of almost €4.3 billion. Furthermore, national economy by facilitating trade, tourism, a total of €8.3 billion is contributed to GDP, representing investment and productivity growth. 3.1% of the national economy.2 1. Gross Value Added (GVA) is the value of the operating surpluses 2. Based on CSO estimates of 2016 GDP: of business linked to Dublin Airport, plus the income/wages of http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/na/ employees and consumption of fixed capital. Gross Domestic Product quarterlynationalaccountsquarter42016/, 9 March 2017. (GDP) is the sum of the GVA of all industries plus taxes less subsidies Adjustments by the CSO to Ireland’s GDP figures have on production. changed the calculation of the percentage contribution of Dublin Airport to national GDP – see Section 4.3 for more details. 3 Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study Figure ES-1: Total Economic Impact Generated and Facilitated by Dublin Airport (2016) Impact Number of Full-Time Wages GVA GVA as % Jobs Equivalents (€ Millions) (€ Millions) of National (FTEs) GDP Direct 19,200 17,100 784 1,540 0.6% Indirect 11,700 10,400 456 876 0.3% Induced 14,700 13,000 488 959 0.4% Catalytic 71,700 63,300 2,523 4,972 1.8% Total 117,300 103,800 4,251 8,348 3.1% Updated figures based on 2016 traffic levels. All financial figures are in 2016 prices. Numbers sum to total due to rounding. It should be noted that these figures are not attempting For example, if it had not been decided to build hotels in to credit Dublin Airport with creating nearly 3.1% of Ireland, tourism would also be substantially lower. What the economy. The Irish economy is far more complex the figures do show is that without Dublin Airport, and than that. It clearly takes a wide range of players acting particularly without the extensive connectivity at the together to generate economic growth – Government, airport, the Irish economy would not be as large, affluent business, infrastructure providers, residents, etc. or diverse as it is today. 4 Dublin Airport Economic Impactimpact Study Defining Economic Impact Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study 1. Defining Economic Impact Economic impact is a measure of the Airport including firms on-site at the airport and airport- employment, spending and economic activity related businesses located elsewhere near the airport. This includes activities by the airport operator, the associated with a business, a sector of the airlines, air traffic control, fixed base operators (General economy, a specific project (such as the Aviation), ground handlers, airport security, immigration construction of a new facility), or a change in and customs, aircraft maintenance, etc. government policy or regulation. In this case, While a straight-forward definition of the direct airport economic impact refers to the economic economic impact would be the activities and businesses contribution associated with the ongoing located at the airport, this would not reflect the full activities at Dublin Airport. Economic impact extent of the airport’s economic base. Other businesses can be measured in a number of ways: closely connected to airport activities are not based at the airport (or only partially based at the airport), such as aircraft maintenance, logistics operators, aircraft > Employment – the number of people employed parts suppliers, etc. These businesses would not exist, by businesses involved in activities linked to or would be much smaller, without the activities at the Dublin Airport. airport. Therefore, off-airport businesses closely linked to airport activities were also included as part of the direct > Income/Wages – the wages and salaries earned economic impact. by the people employed in activities linked to Dublin Airport. 1.1.2 Indirect Economic Impact The employment, income and GDP generated by down- > Gross Value Added (GVA) – the income/wages stream industries that supply and support the activities of employees above plus the operating surpluses at Dublin Airport. For example, these include: wholesalers of business linked to Dublin Airport and the providing food for inflight catering, oil refining activities consumption of fixed capital. GVA is broadly for jet fuel, companies providing accounting and legal equivalent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), services to airlines, travel agents booking flights, etc. whereby the value-added of each industry sums to the total GDP of an economy.3 1.1.3 Induced Economic Impact This captures the economic activity generated by the 1.1 Categories of Economic Impact employees of firms directly or indirectly connected to the airport spending their income in the national economy. For example, an airline employee might spend There are four distinct types or categories of economic his/her income on groceries, restaurants, child care, impact associated with airports, as described below. dental services, home renovations and other items which, in turn, generate employment in a wide range of 1.1.1 Direct Economic Impact sectors of the general economy. This is the employment, income and GDP associated with the operation and management of activities at Dublin 3. GDP is the sum of the GVA of all industries plus taxes less subsidies on production. 6 Dublin Airport Economic Impact Study 1.1.4 Catalytic Economic Impacts foreign investment into a country. A key factor many While the economic impact described above can companies take into account when making decisions be seen as down-stream impacts resulting from about the location of offices, manufacturing plants activities at Dublin, catalytic impacts (also known as or warehouses is proximity to an international airport. Wider Economic Benefits) capture the way in which A study by IATA of 625 businesses in five countries the airport facilitates the business of other sectors of (including China and the United States) found that the economy. As such, air transportation facilitates 25% of the sales of the surveyed businesses were employment and economic development in the national dependent on good air transport links. Further, 30% economy through a number of mechanisms: of Chinese firms reported that they had changed investment decisions because of constraints on > Tourism.
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